Tag: Bolivia

Attractions La Paz La Paz is 3632 m above sea level. i.e. M., making it the highest seat of government in the world. In the background rises the imposing silhouette of the snow-covered, 6402 m high Monte Illimani. Many museums, the cathedral and the baroque basilica Menor de San Francisco invite you to visit. A […]

The region now occupied by the republic of Bolivia, and called until 1825 “Upper Peru”, already touched by the expedition of Diego de Almagro in 1535, was occupied in 1538 by Hernando Pizarro, who, realizing the richness of the plateau, began its conquest from lower Peru. His initiative was seconded by his brother Gonzalo, who […]